Medical Terminology

1. an irregular heart beat
3. a tool used for determining someones tempeature
5. a device used in clinical practice to depress the tounge and open the mouth and throat for inspection
6. located around your body are blood vessels that collect oxygen-poor blood and return it to your heart
11. coronary artery disease
12. the prefix for heart
14. the suffix for chest
18. an organ that pumps blood throughout the body
19. when the heart stops
20. myocardial infarction
21. when the brain doesn't receive enough blood
22. a structure shaped like a tube and is responsible for the transportation of fluid
24. the root word for artery

2. a particular kind of muscle tissue that makes up the heart
4. an electronic medical device that monitors the patients vital signs, display the resulting data, and communicate that information through the monitoring network
7. an examination of the hearts function that produces a visual display utilizing ultrasonic waves
8. a heart effect that occurs at birth
9. when the heart doesn't receive enough oxygen
10. delicate blood vessels that exist throughout your body.
13. a device used in medicine to hear someones heartbeat or breathing
15. coronary heart disease
16. chronic heart disease
17. the prefix for fast
22. the root word for aorta
23. electrocardiogram